Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large part of science. Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena.

The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth".Natura is a Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις), which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord. The concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe, is one of several expansions of the original notion; it began with certain core applications of the word φύσις by pre-Socratic philosophers, and has steadily gained currency ever since. This usage continued during the advent of modern scientific method in the last several centuries.

County

A county, abbreviated Cnty. (US) or Co. (UK and Ireland), is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes, in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old Frenchconté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount. The modern French is comté, and its equivalents in other languages are contea, contado, comtat, condado, Grafschaft, graafschap, Gau, etc. (cf. conte, comte, conde, Graf).

When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires (many county names derive from the name of the county town with the word "shire" added on: for example, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire). The Vikings introduced the term earl (from Old Norse, jarl) to the British Isles. Thus, "earl" and "earldom" were taken as equivalent to the continental use of "count" and "county". So the later-imported term became a synonym for the native English word scir ([ʃiːr]) or, in Modern English, shire. Since a shire was an administrative division of the kingdom, the term "county" evolved to designate an administrative division of national government in most modern uses.

Natural avalanche in Vail/Summit County zone results in a destroyed house.

A look at the slide path that produce a very large natural avalanche that took out mature timber and destroyed a house.
CORRECTION: @1:07 the video states that trees uprooted were 4 ft in diameter. The correct size is 12 to 24 inches in diameter.

Tour of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Carmen had two breast implant operations in Orange County over twelve years. She went larger after ten to get to her goal size but still stay reasonably natural. She wanted the cleavage that her original 350 cc implants could not give her and she has the tissue to cover things well such as not to look ridiculous. These are saline implants and there is no rippling. She likes the piece of mind in staying away from silicone.

Natural avalanche in Vail/Summit County zone results in a destroyed house.

A look at the slide path that produce a very large natural avalanche that took out mature timber and destroyed a house.
CORRECTION: @1:07 the video states that...

A look at the slide path that produce a very large natural avalanche that took out mature timber and destroyed a house.
CORRECTION: @1:07 the video states that trees uprooted were 4 ft in diameter. The correct size is 12 to 24 inches in diameter.

A look at the slide path that produce a very large natural avalanche that took out mature timber and destroyed a house.
CORRECTION: @1:07 the video states that trees uprooted were 4 ft in diameter. The correct size is 12 to 24 inches in diameter.

Carmen had two breast implant operations in Orange County over twelve years. She went larger after ten to get to her goal size but still stay reasonably natural...

Carmen had two breast implant operations in Orange County over twelve years. She went larger after ten to get to her goal size but still stay reasonably natural. She wanted the cleavage that her original 350 cc implants could not give her and she has the tissue to cover things well such as not to look ridiculous. These are saline implants and there is no rippling. She likes the piece of mind in staying away from silicone.

Carmen had two breast implant operations in Orange County over twelve years. She went larger after ten to get to her goal size but still stay reasonably natural. She wanted the cleavage that her original 350 cc implants could not give her and she has the tissue to cover things well such as not to look ridiculous. These are saline implants and there is no rippling. She likes the piece of mind in staying away from silicone.

Natural avalanche in Vail/Summit County zone results in a destroyed house.

A look at the slide path that produce a very large natural avalanche that took out mature timber and destroyed a house.
CORRECTION: @1:07 the video states that trees uprooted were 4 ft in diameter. The correct size is 12 to 24 inches in diameter.

Carmen had two breast implant operations in Orange County over twelve years. She went larger after ten to get to her goal size but still stay reasonably natural. She wanted the cleavage that her original 350 cc implants could not give her and she has the tissue to cover things well such as not to look ridiculous. These are saline implants and there is no rippling. She likes the piece of mind in staying away from silicone.

The Natural Science Museums from Neamt County...

When Otto Warmbier’s parents first seen their son after he was&nbsp;detained by North Korea and finally released in June, they were confronted with inhuman groaning so horrifying Warmbier’s mother fled the plane, according to Fox News. While they waited for the plane to bring their son back to Ohio, his parents — Fred and Cindy — hoped proper medical care in the United States would make him better, the report said ... “He was blind ... ....

A couple was arrested for murder in the southwestern city of Krasnodar in Russia on Tuesday with local media reporting that the couple admitted to killing up to 30 people, according to BBCNews. Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, 42, were arrested after authorities discovered a dismembered body at the military base where they live ...The Russian interior ministry confirmed the man in the images had been identified and arrested....

U.S. authorities said that they were charged 10 people, including four coaches and an Adidas AG executive, with fraud after a multi-year corruption probe into the some of the country's top college basketball programs, according to Reuters ... Some bribes also went to high school players as an attempt to win them over to committing to play for a particular school, prosecutors said ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....

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In a farewell memo to the Rock IslandCountyBoard chairman, out-going county administrator Dave Ross cited an "incredible amount" of accomplishments in the past two years, and offered his personal cell number in case board members have questions going ... ....

GALESBURG — The KnoxCountyBoard has begun looking for ways to cut costs in the county’s 2017-2018 budget.This past summer, Knox CountyTreasurerRobin Davis predicted that the county would be in the red this budgeting season due to a lack of revenue. “Now we have a budget from the state of Illinois, and if ......

GOSHEN – Depending on whose numbers you use, ElkhartCounty's labor shortage is in the thousands to tens of thousands, says Economic Development Corp ...Whatever the actual numbers, not having a plan to address the shortfall has already cost the county one or two potential employers with 1,700 jobs between them, Dobson told Elkhart County Commissioners Monday....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's On My Way Pre-k program is accepting applications from 10 new counties. The preschool program for children from low-income families previously was offered in just five counties, but lawmakers recently expanded it ...Joseph, and Tippecanoe counties can now enroll. Eligible children must have turned 4 years old by Aug ... Next school year DeKalb, Floyd, Harrison, Marshall and Vigocounties also will be added ... ....

Finger-pointing started Monday over what appears to be a delayed response to the deadly hepatitis A outbreak ravaging San DiegoCounty, as public records to and from city and county officials began to be released. In one email from June, an officer at St. Vincent de Paul’s charity told county leaders ... ....

Five people were hospitalized after the StoryCountySheriff’s Office said that two vehicles were involved in an accident in rural Story County.According to Story County Sheriff’s Office CaptainBarry Thomas, deputies responded to a personal injury accident at the intersection of 190th Street and 580th Avenue involving a 2003 Chevrolet ......

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The MontgomeryCountyCouncil is scheduled to hold a hearing on whether to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour over a period of years. The hearing is being held in Rockville on Tuesday night. The county raised the minimum wage in 2013 by phasing it in over several years. The rate went to $8.40 an hour in October 2014...MontgomeryCounty is Maryland's largest jurisdiction with more than 1 million residents ... ....